Cancan

by Jacques Offenbach · posted by morbius

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

Cancan is really a dance, not a melody, but it is most commonly performed with this tune,
Infernal Galop from operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld".

4 -4 -5 5 -4 6 6

6 -6 5 -5 -4 -4

-4 -5 5 -4 4

7 -7 -6 6 -5 5 -4

4 -4 -5 5 -4 6 6

6 -6 5 -5 -4 -4

-4 -5 5 -4 4 6 -4 5 4

5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 5 -5 -6 7 -6 -6 6 6

-6 -4 -4 -6 6 4 4 5 5 -4 5 -4 5 -4 5 -4

5 -4 -4 5 -4 4 4 5 -5 -6 7 -6 -6 6 6

-6 -4 -4 -6 6 4 4 5 5 -4 5 -4 4

8 7 -6 6

6 -4 5 -5 5 -4 4

8 7 -6 6

6 -5 -6 -7 -8 7 7